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Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | > 5 years | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 9,418 | 1,630 | 16.8 | 15.9-17.8 | 762 | 8.0 | 7.4- 8.7 | 521 | 4.9 | 4.4- 5.5 | 1,663 | 16.9 | 15.9-17.8 | 4,842 | 53.4 | 52.1-54.7 |
-AFRICAN AMERICANS | 1,309 | 230 | 17.4 | 14.7-20.4 | 110 | 8.2 | 6.5-10.4 | 59 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.1 | 151 | 11.0 | 9.0-13.5 | 759 | 58.9 | 55.2-62.5 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Males | 393 | 80 | 19.9 | 15.1-25.8 | 34 | 8.0 | 5.3-12.0 | 18 | 4.7 | 2.8- 7.8 | 31 | 7.8 | 5.1-11.8 | 230 | 59.6 | 53.1-65.8 |
Females | 916 | 150 | 15.5 | 12.8-18.6 | 76 | 8.4 | 6.4-10.9 | 41 | 4.3 | 2.9- 6.4 | 120 | 13.5 | 10.7-16.7 | 529 | 58.4 | 54.1-62.5 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 11 | 3 | 25.0 | 5.7-64.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 4.5 | 0.6-27.9 | 7 | 70.5 | 33.2-92.0 |
Non-Hispanic | 1,287 | 225 | 17.4 | 14.7-20.5 | 110 | 8.3 | 6.6-10.5 | 59 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.2 | 150 | 11.1 | 9.1-13.6 | 743 | 58.6 | 54.9-62.2 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
50-54 | 282 | 36 | 14.5 | 9.0-22.4 | 19 | 5.0 | 2.7- 9.1 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.4- 4.8 | 16 | 3.4 | 2.0- 5.8 | 207 | 75.7 | 67.8-82.1 |
55-64 | 456 | 83 | 18.5 | 14.5-23.3 | 42 | 10.8 | 7.5-15.3 | 15 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.3 | 57 | 10.9 | 7.9-14.8 | 259 | 56.4 | 50.3-62.2 |
65-74 | 340 | 70 | 17.5 | 13.2-22.8 | 35 | 9.1 | 6.2-13.3 | 24 | 9.9 | 6.1-15.7 | 49 | 17.9 | 12.9-24.2 | 162 | 45.6 | 39.0-52.4 |
75+ | 231 | 41 | 19.5 | 13.4-27.5 | 14 | 7.1 | 3.8-12.8 | 16 | 5.7 | 3.1-10.1 | 29 | 15.8 | 9.7-24.8 | 131 | 51.9 | 43.3-60.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 348 | 65 | 16.7 | 12.7-21.6 | 22 | 6.7 | 4.2-10.6 | 18 | 4.7 | 2.6- 8.5 | 29 | 9.1 | 5.7-14.3 | 214 | 62.7 | 56.3-68.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 465 | 72 | 16.5 | 12.0-22.4 | 50 | 10.3 | 7.1-14.6 | 17 | 4.5 | 2.6- 7.7 | 54 | 9.8 | 6.7-14.1 | 272 | 58.9 | 52.4-65.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 266 | 51 | 19.3 | 13.6-26.7 | 20 | 6.3 | 3.7-10.3 | 8 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.9 | 38 | 14.7 | 9.9-21.4 | 149 | 57.5 | 49.4-65.2 |
College Graduate | 228 | 42 | 17.8 | 12.4-25.1 | 18 | 8.1 | 4.5-14.2 | 16 | 6.8 | 3.7-12.1 | 30 | 11.5 | 7.6-17.0 | 122 | 55.8 | 46.9-64.3 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 292 | 50 | 14.4 | 10.1-20.1 | 23 | 6.4 | 3.8-10.4 | 14 | 4.3 | 1.9- 9.2 | 32 | 11.1 | 7.0-17.2 | 173 | 63.9 | 56.2-70.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 284 | 53 | 21.4 | 14.4-30.6 | 26 | 8.7 | 5.6-13.4 | 10 | 2.9 | 1.4- 6.0 | 38 | 14.2 | 8.9-22.0 | 157 | 52.7 | 44.3-61.0 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 155 | 22 | 12.3 | 7.6-19.2 | 14 | 8.4 | 4.2-16.1 | 11 | 6.9 | 3.4-13.4 | 25 | 17.4 | 10.9-26.7 | 83 | 55.0 | 45.0-64.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 156 | 26 | 14.3 | 8.9-22.4 | 14 | 7.5 | 3.9-13.9 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.4- 9.8 | 15 | 7.3 | 4.1-12.7 | 96 | 67.0 | 57.3-75.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 108 | 18 | 19.2 | 9.9-33.9 | 7 | 4.5 | 1.9-10.3 | 6 | 8.6 | 3.4-20.2 | 11 | 10.9 | 5.6-20.0 | 66 | 56.8 | 43.8-69.0 |
$75,000+ | 100 | 34 | 33.2 | 23.4-44.8 | 10 | 13.8 | 6.8-25.9 | 5 | 4.0 | 1.6- 9.7 | 8 | 7.5 | 3.6-15.1 | 43 | 41.5 | 30.6-53.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 651 | 125 | 18.9 | 14.9-23.7 | 54 | 6.9 | 5.0- 9.5 | 29 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.7 | 72 | 10.0 | 7.3-13.6 | 371 | 59.9 | 54.5-65.0 |
No | 619 | 99 | 16.4 | 12.8-20.6 | 54 | 9.3 | 6.7-12.9 | 29 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.4 | 76 | 12.0 | 9.1-15.7 | 361 | 57.5 | 52.2-62.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 164 | 43 | 25.3 | 17.8-34.6 | 18 | 10.6 | 6.1-17.8 | 8 | 6.4 | 3.0-13.0 | 15 | 11.6 | 6.1-21.0 | 80 | 46.1 | 36.5-56.0 |
Non-Veteran | 1,145 | 187 | 15.7 | 12.9-18.8 | 92 | 7.7 | 5.9- 9.9 | 51 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.7 | 136 | 10.9 | 8.9-13.3 | 679 | 61.7 | 57.8-65.4 |
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*This question was asked only of those who reported having a blood stool test
and those respondents who were not asked formed the NEVER category.
^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.
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